Pressure-regulating valve.



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APPLICATION PILED IEB.15,1909.

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PRESSURE REGULATING VALVE. APPLICATION FILED P123215, 1909.

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witnesses f atkwneaaa valve To all whom it may concern:

lie it known that I, HARRY F. GUNNING,

' a citizen of the United States, residing at Roanoke, in the county of Roanoke and State of Virginia, have invented a new and useful of which the lressure Regulating Valve,

following is a specification.

inonly called auxiliary controlled. In valves of this kind, under certain conditlons,

idly, producing a. hammer effect. This chattering and pounding tends to destroy the valve-seat, and, at the same time, produces a very unpleasant. sound. I have also. noticed that the steam in passing through the valve, by. not striking the piston and the main valve squarely, produces a side thrust which causes the valve to operate irregularly or not at all.

The present invention has for its object to produce a valve which shall not be subject to the hereinstated objections, and I not i t I u only overcome, these ob ectlons, but produce a valve which will be unusually sensitive to any slight reduction in the pressure.

The invention also has vfor its object to provide a valve that" can be used for a regulator and a stop-valve combined, so that in regulating the pressure from the main steam train 1' ie to the radiating pipe in each car, it will not be necessary to use a stop-valve, as is the general practice now, and the regulator will be the only valve necessary to use intermediate the main steam train line and the heating pipes.

The invention also has for its object to provide improved means for adjusting the with a view of changing the temperature according to weather conditions, by raising or lowering the pressure, and alsoto provide indicators for the adjusting device as well as the stop, in order to simplify mat- Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed February 15, 1909. Serial No. 478,046.

and arrangement of parts trolled by a small secondary valve, comthe main valve opens and closes very rap the valve casing is UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY F. CUNNING, OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA.

PRESSURE-BEGULATING VALVE.

Patented Oct. 26, 1909.

ters and avoid confusion among the trainmen or others in charge of the heating apparatus.

The valve may be used for air, fluids that a valve of the. kind scribed is ordinarily used for.

With the foregoing objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction to be hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the drawings hereto annexed in which Figure 1 is a central longitudinal sectional view of the valve; Fig. 2 is a side view partly broken away, showing the parts in another position; Fig. 3 is a section on the line of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a plan view. Fig. 5 is an elevation showing the application of the invention; Fig. 6 is a central longi tudinal sectional view of a modification. Fi 7 is a perspective view of the valve shown in the preceding view. 7 Referring more particularly to the drawings, l0 denotes an angle valve casing containing a partition 11, on one side of which is the inlet 12, and on the other side the out let 13. The partition has a threaded opening into which is screwed a valve-seat comprising a cylinder 14, which is open at both ends and projects from both sides of the partilion, that portion which extends into the inlet side of the valve casing, and said valve seat being the end of the cylinder. The open end of the cylinder 14.- on the outlet side of indicated at 16,this end of the cylinder being conical, as indicated at 17, and the opening being-contracted and having an area which is less than the area of the valve seat 15. Within the cylinder are cross arms 18, having at their junction an opening 19, which serves as a guide for the valve to be presently described. On the inlet side of the valve .casing the. cylinder 14 has an exterior shoulder 20 which abuts against the partition 11 and assists to hold the cylinder in place. The valve seat 15 is surrounded by a deflecting wall 21, projecting from the partition 11 and formed integral therewith. The purpose of this wall will be'presently described, and it may exor other hereindetend entirely around the valve seat, instead of partly, as shown in the drawings.

()n the inlet side of the valve casing, '0 posite ,the outlet, is an extension 22, in t e bore 23 of which a piston .24 works. This piston carries a valve 25, engageable with and has a valve-seat 15 at the end 01'' I shaped end 26 .works in and is guided by the isin the form the seat 15 and a stem 26 having a conehaving a working fitin the open end 16 of the cylinder 14. The opening is of such size so as to allow the full diameter of the stem to enter for a short distance whenthe valve 25 is closed. The stem may be formed integral with the valve 25, and it ening 19 heretofore referred to. The va ve 25 is faced with a composition disk which is held in place by a nut 27, screwed on the stem 26. The bore 23 has an enlarged portion 28, forming a shoulder 29, in which is a groove 30. A passage 31 extends through the body of the valve casing from the outlet side thereof to the roove 30.

lVithin the ore 28 is mounted a support for the controlling valve 32. This support of a cylindrical casing 33 fitting snugly within the bore 28 and against the shoulder 29, that end of the casing fitting againsttheshoulder being closed, and formed with ports 34 leading to the groove 30. In the closed end of the casin 28 is also a port 35, which is controlled by t stem 36 of this valve works in the ort, the

' outer' surface of the valve stem eing which the so shaped that the fluidcan pass through the port-when the valve 32 is open. The seat 37 of the valve 32 is on that side of the closed end of the ,casing 28 which is opposite the piston 24. On the opposite side of said end of the casing 28 is an annularflange 38, into valve stem 36 extends, andwithin this flangea spring 39 is coiled around the valve stem, sald spring abutting at one end on a nut 40, screwed on the end of the valve stem, and at the other end against the end of v the casing 28. ';"The purpose of this spring is to normally hold the valve 32 closed. The

.- nut 40 fitsloosely within the flange 38,. and in said flange are also to be presently descrl ports 41, for a purpose Extending across the 0 on end of the cas in 28 is a metallic diaplfragm 42, which is. he (1 in place between said end of the casing, and a ring'43, by means of a bonnet 44,

, screwed into the bore 28 and abutting against said ring. The diaphragm 42 is en ageable on one side with. the nut 40, and on t e other side by the head 45 of a stem 46, working in the boref47 of the bonnet 44. The outer end one end of a s ring 50, coi

- abutting a ainst the of this g 5 said bore being screw-threaded for this pur the'p ug 48, said plug carrying an indicator '51, on which .is mounted a spring pin 52,

whichis engageable with notches 53 in a disk 54, formed on the bonnet 44. These notches are indexed to indicate diflierent pressures."

e'valve 32. The

'the spring 50 on the other side.

.32 is then closedby agepast the .The spring 50 is adjusted the desired pressure by turning the 1. indicator 51 ,until the pin 52 drops into the notch 53, indicating said pressure. The bonnet- 44-has a leak valve 60, constructed to control the flow through said ort. The valve is in the shape of a conical p ug adapted to extend across the port and vto close the same, said plug being carried by a screw stem 61 interiorly threaded sleeve 62, connected to the bonnet by a coupling nut63. The sleeve 62 is provided with a packin nut 64, and the stem 61 is fitted with a hand e 65.

The operation of the valve'is as follows: The steam or other fluid, under pressure, I

enters'the valve casing at 12, andflows in around the deflecting wall 21 into the space under the piston 24. As the area of this piston is greater than that of the valve 25,

said piston moves in a direction to 0 en said valve, and thefluid is now free-t0 ow into the. outlet'13, the stem 26 moving with the valve 25 and opening the end 16 of the cylinder 14. fluid passing the packing ring of the piston 24, and through the equal izing port 57, is free to escape by the valve 32. It will be understood, of course," that this valve is 'held open by thes ring 50 acting on the diaphragm 42, and the latter en aging the nut 40 on the stem-36 of the'vave :32. I The fluid passing the valve 32 escapes past the nut 40 and the ports 41. into the-casing 33, and thence passes through the ports 34 mto the passage 31, and to the ,outlet"13. The diaphragm 42 is controlled bythe reduced pressure system onone side,

.Whenisuf ficientpressure has accumulated in the rethe spring 50, the dia forced away from the nut 40, an the valve its spring 39. The chamber56 is then charged to the same pressure. through the equalizing port 57 andthe leakwhereupon't e ressure. becomes the: same on both sides 0 the piston, and the initial pressure on'the valve 25 then moving the same to closed position, assisted bythe spring 58. When 'thepressure in the re- 4 duced pressure system drops below the predetermmed point, the sp diaphragm in the direction to open the valve 32 which again connects the chamber 56 with escape past the diaphragm intowith said adjacent to the port 31 is formed with a bonnet 59, in which works a working in an and by res'sure-syst'em to overcome-the ten hragm' is ackingrings of the piston 24 ring 50 pushes the I the low pressure system. This causes the pressure on that slde of the piston to be less than that on the other side, thereby allowing the piston to again move in a direction to open the valve 25, the pressure on the obviates the use of a separate valve for this purpose. For instance, if the regulator is adjusted to deliver ten pounds steam pressure in the heating )ipes, and it is desired to cut this pressure oi l, all that will be necessary will be to move the handle .15 to the position marked Closed, as shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings. hen it is desired to turn the steam on again, the handle is moved to the position marked Open. This operation of the valve 60 does not disturb the adjustment of the reducing valve' It will be readily understood that when the valve 60 is closed thepressure will equalize on both sides of the piston 24, and this piston being balanced, the initial pressure will act on the valve 25 and close the same, assisted by the spring 58. The coupling nut 63 is supplied so that the sleeve 62 may be turned around, if desired, to make the handle 65 register correctly with the open or closed positions. The'ditference between the areas of the piston 2i and the valve 25 is slight, so that the latter is prevented from opening too violently; and this arrangement also tends to keep the valve steady and prevents chattering or pounding. The object of the stem 26 is to cushion the closing movement of the valve 25. The area of the open end 16 of the cylinder 14 is considerably less than that end which is controlled by the valve 25, and the stem 26 stops the flow before the valve 25 seats, thus trapping the steam or other fluid under pressure in the cylinder 14 whereby the valve 25 is balanced and caused to seat gently. The opening 19 in which the stem 26 works, serves to guide the movements of both valves. In practice, the valve 25 moves from its seat just far enough to supply the demand made on the reduced pressure system, and remains in that position until the amount of steam needed is increased or diminished, or, in other words, the valve adjusts itself to the demands made on it to the maximum capacity of the valve.

Fig. 5 shows the invention applied to a passenger train heating system. The valve is shown located close to a passengers seat, so that the train man may open or close the same, and also regulate the temperature according to weather conditions, by raising or .70 depend guide lowering the pressure, the former being accomplished by turning the handle 65, and the latter by turning the indicator 51. As the open and closed positions and the pressures are plainly marked, it will greatly simplify mattersand avoid confusion.

While I have described the invention in connection with a car-heating system, it will be understood that the valve may be used between water mains and dwellings, and other buildings, Where it is desirable to have a lower pressure than in the main, and also to usethe same on fire hose, where excessive pressure is used for fire purposes, to prevent injury of the building by the force of the water. The invention may be used in any fluid pressure system where a reduction of the initial pressure is necessary or desired. If desired, the shut-ofl' 60 may be dispensed with if not needed or desired, and the valve may be a cross-valve, or designed in any other sha c.

It will )e seen, from the foregoing, that I have provided a valvewvhich is efficient and reliable in action, and ver sensitive in responding to slight reductions of pressure. There are no complicated parts to get out of order, and all parts are readily accessible for repairs. By the deflecting wall 21 the fluid is caused to strike the piston 2-t and valve 25 centrally, whereby side thrust thereon is prevented, which would cause said parts to operate irre ularly or not at all. The cushioning of the valve 25 prevents pounding and chattering, and the resulting undue wear of the valve and its seat.

In the modification illustrated in Fig. (i the means for cushioning the closin movement of the valve 25 is slightly different, and the means for adjusting the tension of the diaphragm spring 50 is also slightly different, the indicating device being dispensed with. I have also shown the valve without the shut-off 60, although the same may be added if desired. v

In the modified form of valve referred to, the partition 11 is formed with a cylindrical chamber 66, which is open at both ends. As in the" first instance, the 0 en end of the chamber on the inlet side 0 the valve casing is formed with a seat 67 for the valve 25, and at the opposite end the chamber tapers, as indicated at 68, so that its end which opens to the outlet side of the valve casing has an area which is less than the area of the valve seat 67. This contracted end of the chamber is indicated at 69, and in said opening operates, at a smooth working fit, a disk valve 7 O which is loosely mounted on a stem 71 depending from the valve 25, and slidable on said stem between a shoulder 71 and a collar 71 thereon. From the valve wings 7 2 which are of such a length as to enga e the floor of. the valve casing when said 'va ve is in closed pothe spring 50. I herein described, I 1e modified form 0 valve operates as the first described;

sition, and in this position the valve has its upper face in enga ement with the shoulder 71*, and its lower ace spaced from the collar 71 The pressure on the valve also holds it against the shoulder. Inasmuch as the valve 70 is loose on the stem, it will be seen that 'it remains seated in the end 69 of the chamber 66 until the valve 25 has raised off its seat a distance equal to the distance be- 71 also extends through an opening 73 in' the valve casing, and into a chamber 74 con-. nected to said casing. When the valve 25 is open, this chamber fills with condensed steam, thereby ofi'ering resistance to the stem 71 when it moves downwardly, and thus also serving to cushion the same. The diaphragm spring 50 is adjustable by a screw stem 75, which is threaded into the bonnet 44, said screw stem being provided with a hand wheel 76. The screw stem bears against a block 77 working in the bore of the bonnet, and engageable l. "one; end of Exce t as one. u

hat is claimed is I 1. In a valve, a caslng; a chamber thereni opening at its ends into the inlet and into the outlet sides of'the casing, respectively, the inlet end of the chamber having a greater area than the outlet end; a valve seating on the inlet end of the chamber; a stem depending from said valve, abutments on ,the'stem; and a valve slidably mounted on said stem between the abutments, and working in the outlet end of the chamber.

2. In a valve, a casing; a chamber therein opening at its ends into the inlet and into the outlet sides of the casing, respectively, the inlet end of the chamber having a greater area than the outlet end; a valve seating on the inlet end of the chamber; a stem depend-.

ing from said valve; abutments on the stem;

' a valve slidably mounted on said stem between the abutments, and workin in the outlet end of the chamber; and gui e wings depending from the la'st-mentionedjvalve,

and engaging the floor of the valve :casing when said valve is in closed position.

3. Ina pressure-regulatmg valve, a casing having an inlet, an outlet, and a by-pass leading to the outlet; a valve between the inlet and the outlet; an extension on the casing having a shouldered bore, said shoulder having a groove from which the bypass leads; a piston operatively connected to the valve, and having an equalizing port, the area of the piston being greater than that of the valve; a casing mounted in the aforesaid bore, and closed at one end, said end seating on the shoulder of the bore, and having a port an auxiliary valve controlling said port and said end of the casing also having ports leading to the groove of the shoulder; a dia- I phragm extending across the other end of the last-mentioned casing; a bonnet entering the bore, and clamping the diaphragm in place, said diaphragm being engageable with the auxiliary valve to hold the same open;

and means for closing the auxiliary valve when the same is released by the diaphragm; 4. In a pressure-regulat1ng valve, a casing having an inlet, an outlet, and a by-pass leading to the outlet; a valve between the inlet and outlet; an extension-on the casing having a shouldered bore, said shoulder havinga groove from which the by-pass leads;

a piston operat'ively connected to the valve, and having an equalizing ort, the, area of the piston being greater t an that of, the

valve; a casing mounted in the aforesaid b ore, and closed atone end, said end seating on the shoulder of thebore, and havingj'a port; "an auxiliary valve controlling said port, and said end of the casing also having,

' ports leading to the groove oftheshoulder;

a diaphragm extending across the last-mentioned caslng, and engageable with the auxiliary valve to hold the-same open; and

means forclosing the auxiliary valve when said valve is released by the dia hragm.

5. In a pressure-regulating va ve, acasing containing a main valve, andan' auxiliary valve; a diaphragm for operating the auxiliary valve; a stem havin "a head engageable with the diaphragm; a onnet connected to the casing, and having athreaded bore into 1 which the aforesaid stem "extends a plug screwed into the bonnet; a spring coiled and the 7 around the stem between theplu head of the stem; an indicator earned by the plug; a disk on the bonnet havin indexed notches; and a lockin -pin carried y the indicator, and engagea 1e with the aforesaid notches.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own,-I have hereto aflixed my slgri ature in the presence of two witnesses.

HARRY F. CUNNING. 

